Новости за 03.03.2017

Ukraine’s National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council on March 3 decided not to renew the broadcasting license for Radio Vesti in Kyiv. The decision was made unanimously by all the council members present. The basis for this decision was the warning issued by the broadcasting regulator because of “offensive language during a live broadcast.” As […]

The Cabinet of Ministers on March 3 suspended State Fiscal Service chief Roman Nasirov amid a graft investigation in which he’s suspected of causing losses to the state worth Hr 2 billion ($74 million.) His deputy, Myroslav Prodan, was appointed as the acting chief of the agency. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said that […]

If you have never visited the Ukrainian parliament for whatever reason — fear of brawling lawmakers inside or rowdy protests outside — now is the perfect chance to take a digital sneak peak alone. From now on, Verkhovna Rada has a virtual 3D tour, where visitors can see the main hall, take a closer look […]

The Kremlin has dismissed a report by opposition leader Aleksei Navalny that leveled corruption allegations against Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, calling it a “creative work” and suggesting it was a campaign ploy. Read more here.

The White House March 2 night found itself in a controversy involving Vice President Mike Pence’s use of a personal e-mail account while governor, just hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from any investigations that may involve the Trump campaign and Russia. Read more here.

Vitaliy will head and develop the White Collar Crime practice to anticipate international and local clients expectations.Since 2004 Mr. Kasko has been acting adviser to the Council of Europe and other international organizations working on criminal justice and human rights. Since September 2015 he is a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association […]

The main Russian-backed separatist leader in Ukraine said on March 3 he would cut economic ties between rebel territory and the rest of the country, following through on an ultimatum to end trade if the government did not halt a rail blockade. Read more here.

ABUJA, Nigeria – What was supposed to be a 10-day medical leave for Nigeria’s president has stretched into a bizarre 44-day drama. The actors: notoriously out of touch politicians, many of whom are among the highest paid in the world. Read more here.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in Ukraine on March 3 urged lawmakers to battle endemic corruption, tying the issue to the country’s economic development and conflict with Russian-backed separatists. Read more here.

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said on March 3 he had turned down an opportunity to become the country’s next central bank governor, adding he believed the post should be filled with a professional banker or economist. Read more here.

The Electoral Commission has been urged to investigate whether Nigel Farage’s Brexit campaign broke election law by not declaring the role of a firm of “psychographic” social media strategists used by Donald Trump. Read more here.

The former prime minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said there can be no compromise with Russia over the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Read more here.

Kharkiv tractor factory is starting to emerge from the blockade of components supply organized by Russia, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said. “Today we have discussed in detail with the management [of Kharkiv tractor factory]: we are starting import substitution, we are beginning to emerge out of that blockade of the components supply which was organized […]

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on March 3 declared Vector Bank (Kyiv) insolvent, the central bank has reported on its website. Decision No. 112-rsh/BT was made by the NBU board on March 2 over the large reduction of liquidity of the bank and submission of untrue statistics reports. The NBU said, referring to the […]

The Canadian opposition has called on the Government to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons for the defense against Russian aggression. Read more here. 

The Eurovision Song Contest’s lofty goal is to unite nations through an annual festival of music – to prove that pop can conquer politics and bring people together. Read more here. 

Russian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen. of the Army Valery Gerasimov and NATO Military Committee Chairman Gen. Petr Pavel have discussed prospects for restoring military interaction in a telephone call, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “A telephone conversation was held at NATO’s initiative on March 3,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a […]

NATO cannot deter Russia alone and must formulate a “grand strategy” for security in Europe with the EU, the alliance’s highest-ranking operational European officer has warned. Read more here.

The Trump administration’s back-to-back controversies over its Russian ties now have at least one thing in common: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Read more here. 

One of the iron rules of politics is this: If you’re parsing, it’s a sure sign you’re losing. The latest confirmation of that principle comes from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who in his confirmation hearings flatly claimed under oath that he did not “have communications with the Russians” while acting as one of President Trump’s […]

Russian-backed separatists attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 116 times in the past 24 hours with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and 15 as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Ukrainian military forces. Read more here.

Ukraine in January and February 2017 increased transit of natural gas through its gas transportation system by 31.4 percent (3.949 billion cubic meters, bcm) compared to January-February 2016, to 16.541 billion cubic meters, according to live data from PJSC Ukrtransgaz. Gas transit through Ukraine to Europe last month amounted to 15.794 bcm and to Moldova […]

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing a storm of criticism over newly disclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States, recused himself on March 2 from any investigation into charges that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Read more here.

U. S. President Donald J. Trump is surrounded by people with close business and political ties to Russia, sparking a scandal in Washington that has dogged his administration. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have called for an independent prosecutor amid talk of impeachment. Trump’s close ties to Russia are of grave concern in Ukraine, which lost […]

5 weeks into blockade, Ukraine faces dilemma about status of Donbas The five-week blockade by Ukrainian activists of trade with Russian-occupied areas of the eastern Donbas is ratcheting up political tensions and may be contributing to an escalation of the war. The blockade could end in Ukraine ceasing economic ties with the Russian-occupied territories. Other […]